Hospital Peer Review – September 1, 2005
September 1, 2005
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Increase accuracy in your organization before sharing surgical infection data
If your organization was found to have a high rate of surgical infections, you could expect to face bad publicity, potential malpractice lawsuits, and major problems with the Joint Commission. But are the data telling an accurate story? -
Surveyors zero in on life safety code compliance
Are you worried about the certified health care engineer surveyor who will be scrutinizing your organizations life safety code compliance during your next JCAHO survey? If so, be aware that the attention paid to life safety and Environment of Care (EC) may be even more intense than you expect. -
Patient Satisfaction Planner: A ‘NOD’ to patient needs boosts satisfaction rates
New York City may have a reputation as a fast-paced metropolis where most people are too busy to give you the time of day, but the emergency department (ED) at Jack D. Weiler Hospital, one of three EDs in Bronxs Montefiore Medical Center, has won over patients with an approach focused on friendliness and TLC. -
Patient Satisfaction Planner: Hospital cuts overall length of stay by 1.3 days
A series of multidisciplinary initiatives has resulted in a 1.3-day decrease in length of stay (LOS) at Hackensack (NJ) University Medical Center (HUMC). -
FMEA prevents chemo dispensing process errors
Tragic errors caused by administration of vincristine into the subarachnoid space of chemotherapy patients continue to occur, even though these wrong-route errors are preventable, according to a recent Sentinel Event Alert issued by JCAHO. -
Maintain accountability in patient safety efforts
Focusing on a blame-free environment to promote a culture of patient safety is important; however, it also can have an unintended and undesirable effect on accountability.